Gippsland company plans infant formula exports to China

A Victorian dairy company will spend $20 million building an infant formula processing plant.

Based at Korumburra in South Gippsland, Burra Foods plans to export 10,000 tonnes of infant formula per year from 2014.

Chief executive Grant Crothers says up to 30 extra full-time jobs will be created with the expansion.

"So it's a significant, strategic step for us, a very bold move into the infant formula market, which is getting a lot of attention this week, but is very much growing, has been growing for some years, on the back of China's appetite and we believe it has got a lot of legs to go."